Use "prodding" in a sentence

1. BobbingTwo was clearly working on BigThree, prodding him with his snout and waving and coiling his eyes like flowers in a windstorm

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2. He delighted in nudging me in the side as he helped me back from the shower, as though he were a five-year-old boy prodding a caged animal with a sharp stick

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3. Steven considered this for a moment before prodding my foot with the toe of his boot

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4. He woke from a sound sleep at Ava’s prodding

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5. Buttworst’s prodding and

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6. Even though she had done things Desa considered many times more degrading than admitting a mistake, Valla thought differently, maybe it was because she had grown up too fast out in that pass? If Desa could avoid teasing and prodding, Valla was going to come around

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7. I think her prodding was

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8. “Ah, here is the problem, it was wrapped too tightly,” he commented, prodding gently at the flesh

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9. But Skelda's prodding insistence shattered the shimmering image and the Preceptor turned away from the roots

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10. "Are you alright badger?" he asked, prodding the prone figure then wrinkling his snout in consternation

11. Prodding the boar with another determined poke, Slikit tried to wake him, but only managed to cover his snout with some sticky yellow mucus that was oozing from the boar's mouth

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12. Em did not need a second prodding

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13. "Cherva is in the Great Chamber," he told his companion, prodding Soffen into motion again

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14. "Where did you find this?" he growled, prodding the stone with his paw

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15. "Right," he agreed, licking his lips before walking to the corner of the barn where he began prodding at the stonework

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16. "So this is what all the secrecy's been about, then," he said, prodding the VDU with a dirty finger, leaving a greasy smudge on the screen

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17. After Karla left, Frank had to put up with a young doctor prodding and poking him

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18. “But what is he like as a man?” I kept prodding, but only in the most gentle way, the implied reproof in my questions a spur to the General to justify his hero; and to maybe mythologize to a certain extent

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19. Truman made Carlos promise that he would devote himself more to his work, particularly at the loading docks, where his presence and authority needed to appear routinely – that was all that was required of him, and he did an excellent job of it, although he needed prodding

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20. We had the gun in the forward position, and they used a walking stick, which was fashion in those days, and spent minutes at a time poking and prodding at the muzzle of the gun

21. Not that he needed any prodding, but it’s better than some voice shrieking in mindless, hysterical fear through the tube

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22. Whittington was only paying half attention to his own question, prodding his minions to greater and hopefully quicker, efforts

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23. “This is Tucker’s Notation,” said Dawley, prodding Sakahaji gently with an elbow

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24. Before the two boys had covered half the distance to the farmhouse, they had a soldier apiece behind them, prodding them on with their rifles

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25. Finally, after some gentle hints and some stiff prodding, in which he noted an air of unspoken tension between Sim and Trent, the man finally went

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26. At some point, he must have dozed off more soundly, because he was awakened by a combination of daylight pouring through the train carriage window and Pankovski’s prodding his shoulder, announcing loudly that they were in Krakow

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27. “This is a swamp,” said Ethan and gestured around them, prodding Nicole with one hand to keep moving, while all the while he kept looking around, as if waiting for more of the damnable birds, or perhaps something really dangerous to make an appearance

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28. The girls stood waiting for Noah, prodding each other and giggling

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29. It was at this point that Elizabeth tapped Nolan on the sholder, prodding him, he turned round to note the five foot two vampire in heels and red looking angrily at him, seething with fury behind her pretty forced smile

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30. Hooking up to a machine and seeing no heartbeat, well, let’s just say that would be one for the history books, as well as some poking and prodding of the alien kind, and basically, it was a lot more hassle than good

31. Ellen, who was really the best, married a wealthy man she didn‘t love, at Grace‘s prodding, and got a divorce

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32. Prodding at me with something soft and gooey, he asked, “How does this feel,

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33. “Now hold still," he said, gently prodding at my “other” opening, the sensation

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34. From what I understand, he was bitter and didn't care if he lived or died, but through careful prodding, he was shown and given the opportunity to get out of the rut, and he did

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35. Álvarez resigned immediately without prodding, while professing his innocence and vowing to pursue the case to the Spanish Supreme Court

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36. both to the liberal inclination of Arthur, but more importantly, to the prodding of his

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37. She felt a touch at the edge of her mind like a small sharp needle prodding her for a response, and glanced around to see where it came from

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38. With the others now manacled in the same manner behind Moshe, the captain stepped out at a brisk pace with the guards prodding and poking at them until they, within the line, learned how to keep up the pace without the added “encouragement

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39. prodding her in the ribs with the rifle

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40. a brisk pace with the guards prodding and poking at them until they, within the line, learned

41. I think of them as ways of prodding my

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42. The Men, silently prodding with the points of their spears, forced the Mages and Vassals back towards the balcony

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43. She saw them swarming in and out of the doors and crevices, prodding into the heaps of debris, and clambering about the walls

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44. She had changed the cast twice, checked the bones with gentle fingers and prodding

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45. I barely felt him poking and prodding at me

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46. "Right here," he said, prodding the map with his pipe stem

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47. Colonel Golyakov formed a line of searchers armed with long sticks, canes and rods and they systematically moved forward prodding the snow for buried people

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48. He wanted to know more of the tragedy but was cautious about prodding the bitter memories of the two men

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49. "Will it work?" she asked, her fingers gently prodding the old stand-up microphone

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50. persistent prodding of the Holy Spirit to make certain that both readers and hearers of Paul’s

51. Meanwhile I followed mother’s instructions and moved around inspecting this, prodding that, making a general nuisance of myself

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52. awakened only as a result of some gentle prodding by Hope, when

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53. His penis was hard, straining at his jockey shorts and she felt it prodding into her

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54. “It’s darned clever, if you ask me” said the Chief, prodding his chop

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55. Says she had enough doctors poking and prodding and cutting on her when she was a

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56. hands together with glee and prodding it with his foot

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57. I have used this same trick many times before with women, prodding them into breaking up with me as opposed to doing the dirty deed myself

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58. ―All‘s‖ purpose in prodding entangled twins

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59. “I can feel it prodding me

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60. They were ushered from their horses, the Amazon guard prodding

61. And then the Queen was back on her feet, javelin in hand, prodding them

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62. Selar woke to the prodding of two young Vulcan girls

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63. “Do you find my pipe amusing now?” he enquired, prodding Halfshaft in the chest with it

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64. Without Chiki and Nandini’s gentle prodding, I’d have been lost

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65. The Captain needed prodding to remember his renewed Federal allegiance

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66. Nefer offered his arm, and Calragen set to prodding it

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67. Thank you, again, for your help,” she said, ignoring his prodding, redirecting the conversation to safer subjects

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68. “I sense danger,” he said, ignoring Lucia’s prodding

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69. Squeezing his eyes shut he rubbed at his temples with his fingers, prodding his head as if trying to get answers

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70. At best, Sathyam might need a little bit of prodding from me and some pushing from some contractor

71. Windy gusts began uncomfortably tugging, pulling and prodding us out of the cell and into the courtroom

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72. Darek searched the faces around the fire and saw Sorren sitting there, prodding the fire

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73. She flipped open a flush-set, concealed panel and her fingers began to fly over a keypad therein, but a gasp and a prodding from Moraine drew her attention

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74. Or there’d be demons prodding at him through the flames, or angels flying around sprinkling fairy dust

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75. But no amount of shaking and prodding could wake Miss Simone

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76. ” He patted my pregnant belly and was surprised to feel tiny feet and hands prodding and poking

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77. “How have you kept watch previous nights?” She asked, the thought prodding at her mind

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78. “I think with a little prodding, the Canadians

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79. “What kind of prodding?”

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80. To see her prodding potatoes over the fire, and weighing meat, and approaching onions familiarly made them creep

81. Doug finally put his clothes back on after much prodding from Martina

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82. The man in front, prodding at Eugene's boot, has the most irritated face and the most elaborate helmet, marking him as the new captain

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83. That, and a little prodding by the way of compulsion

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84. " She couldn't help prodding him one last time

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85. It wasn't enough that his clients needed baby sitting, pushing, prodding, nagging, and some times threatening to get them to do what they should do in order to protect themselves but that he had to do it in such a way that wouldn't land him on the wrong side of a grievance report

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86. It was as if his conscience was prodding him

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87. He'd never killed anyone before that moment, despite years of prodding from his father, and he feared what would become of him if it ever happened

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88. After some increasingly severe prodding, the nuathreen slid cautiously onto the man’s back and wrapped his small arms around Liam’s throat in an unintentional death grip

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89. There is rejection of the inner prodding of divine qualities

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90. Not needing any more prodding, I turned and began limping through the woods, away from the strange couple, convinced that any minute I’d wake up in my bed

91. He gave the boy a hard, angry stare, not that the boy seemed to care, he shrugged the look off and continued with his prodding

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92. He had an odd gait, running with his shoulders formal and his back straight, as if his parents were just behind him, prodding him to sit up straight and mind his manners

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93. Although I find his books slow in the beginning because he goes into detail to establish a connection with his reader to his characters, by the middle, King has absorbed you into the plot, prodding you to continue to find out what’s going to happen

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94. Lisa kissed him on the cheek and then added, “Sometimes you need a little prodding baby

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